The deceased, an Assistant Director in the Foreign Resources Department, had been suspended over the alleged misappropriation of USD 2.5 million linked to a suspected cyber theft.
Lakthilake alleged that serious concerns have arisen due to an alleged four-month “cover-up” of the financial fraud by the Finance Ministry Secretary.
He has therefore urged the President and Minister of Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, to order a psychological autopsy into the death.
Commenting further, Lakthilake stated that a team of forensic medical officers had officially ruled the death a suicide. However, he expressed skepticism, citing past controversies surrounding forensic reports in Sri Lanka.
He pointed to the case of Wasim Thajudeen, where initial forensic findings were later called into question, raising broader concerns about the reliability of such reports.group stage exit from the 2024 edition.
